TIBETANS in exile in India have gathered outside the monastery
and temple complex in Dharamsala that is home to the Dalai Lama
each day since protests started in Tibet.

Information from inside Tibet has been posted regularly at the
entrance to the complex known as the Tsuglagkhang, and there is
always a crowd of people reading the notices.

But it has been getting harder to look at the material being
posted on the wall.

For the past few days, grim colour photos of the disfigured
bodies of Tibetan protesters killed in Tibet have appeared.

They are gruesome images of bodies in pools of blood. Some
appear to have gunshot wounds, conflicting with Chinese claims that
no live ammunition has been used on protesters. Yesterday, one
young monk studied the photos with an ashen face. Eventually he
turned away and wiped tears from his eyes with his maroon tunic. He
walked slowly back into the monastery.

Protesters in Dharamsala have now copied the photos and made
them into placards to be carried around town during rolling
demonstrations that have been taking place here since March 10.

Tibetan activists say the photos verify reports that a
significant number of Tibetans have been killed by Chinese security
forces since protests started a week ago.

"This proves that cultural genocide is taking place in Tibet,"
said B. Tsering, president of the Tibetan Women's Association. "For
the Tibetans, this is a life-and-death struggle."

The photos of eight bodies posted in Dharamsala were sent from
the Kirti Monastery in Amdo province where monks have protested.
Some have detailed descriptions of the victims. The caption on one
photo of a young man with what appears to be a gunshot wound to the
chest says he was from the Amdo Ngapa Shanlong Village.

"A student Norbu was killed, age 17 years, his father's name
Parwa Gon, aged 53 years, mother's name Phalhu, aged 50 years, 11
family," the caption reads.

There is one photo from Amdo province taken on March 16 showing
the body of a 40-year-old man named Gegam. "His wife's name is
Tsedon, aged 35 years, four family members," says the caption.

Another image of a bloodied body says it is "a monk killed by
Chinese force, so far no family members came to identify the body".
One photo of a 64-year-old victim, Gepan Thalho, with 10 family
members, says "his wife is injured very seriously by shooting".

Shocked Tibetans in Dharamsala view photographs of those killed in
Tibet since the latest uprising against China began.

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